Railway-rail-fastening-device.



F. CARLS.

L FASTENING DEVLCE.

ED HJNE I I, 1916.

Patented Sept. 26, 1916.

RAILWAY RAI APPLICATION LOUIS F. oAnLs,

OF YUIVIA,- COLORADO.

RAILWAY-RAIL-FASTENING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 26, 1916.

Application filed June 17, 1916. Serial no. 104,214.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS F. CARLs, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Yuma, in the county of Yuma and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Rail-Fastening Devices, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to railway rail fastenings and has particular reference to new and useful'improvements in antispreading devices for rails.

The primary object of my invention is to provide an. anti-spreading device for association with a railway rail and for engagement with a tie for preventing lateral displacement or spreading of the rail.

Another object of my invention is to provide a device of the character described which is adapted to firmly engage a tie, key members being associated with the device for engagement with the rail.

A further, object of my invention is to provide a device of the character described which is simple in construction, strong and durable, cheap to manufacture and effective in operation.

Other objects and advantages to be clerived from the use of my improved rail fastening device will appear from the follow ing detail description and the claims, taken with an inspection of the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a rail fastening device embodying the improvements of my invention; and Fig. 2 is a sectional view of a rail and tie showing my invention applied thereto.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, wherein similar characters of reference designate like and corresponding parts throughout the various views, 1 designates the body of my improved fastening device, said body being tapering in cross section to form a cutting edge 2. The intermediate portion of the body 1 is provided with a plurality of sinuations 3, the cutting edge 2 extending throughout the same for a purpose which will hereinafter appear. The free end portions of the body 1 are preferably straight, being provided on their upper edge adjacent the ends with a pair of longitudinally extending enlargements 4 and 5 provided with upwardly inwardly inclined rectangular openings for reception of square key members 6 and 7. The inner free ends of the key members are engageable with the base 8 of a railway rail 9, as best shown in Fig. 2. The outer free ends of the key members 6 and 7 are diagonally bent to form arms 10 and 11, said arms having the free end portions thereof flattened as at 12 and 13 and provided with apertures 1 In use my improved anti-spreading device is placed upon a tie designated 15 and best shown in Fig. 2, the device being driven into the tie and the sinuations 3 engaging the fibers of the wood to prevent longitudinal movement of the body 1. The rail base 8 is now placed upon the body 1, the upper marginal edge of the body being preferably flush with the upper surface of the tie. If the distance between the enlargements 1 and 5 will not accommodate the width of the rail base the distance may be increased by simply flattening the sinuations. Of course, under ordinary conditions this would not be required since the railway rails now in use are usually of a standard dimension with regard to the base. After the rail has been placed in position on the body 1 the key members 6 and 7 are now inserted, the arms 10 and 11 thereof extending in opposite directions. Spikes 16 may be driven through the apertures 14: in the free ends of the key members preventing dislodgment of the key members. The inner ends of the key members 6 and 7 are preferably beveled on their under surfaces as indicated at 17.

It will thus be seen that in the provision of my improved rail fastening device I afford means for firmly and safely attaching rails to railway ties when the latterare formed of wood or the like. It will be clearly seen that spreading of the rails fastened by my invention is practically inc-possible without tearing the wood tie.

I desire to lay particular stress upon the simplicity of the device, it being possible to make the devices in any railway shop from scrap material no alteration of the usual fastening means or the usual construction of rail and tie being necessary for the use of my invention.

From the above description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, it is thought that a clear and comprehensive understanding of the construction, opera tion and advantages of my invention may be had, and while I have shown and described the device as embodying a specific structure, I desire that it be understood that .such changes may be made in said struction, What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A rail fastening device, including a body formed with a cutting edge and sinuated intermediate its ends, said body having enlargements on the free ends thereof, and key members in said enlargements for engagement with a rail.

2. A rail fastening device, including a body provided with enlargements on the free ends thereof, rail engaging elements removably arranged in said enlargements, said rail engaging elements having the free ends thereof diagonally bent and adapted to engage a tie, and the intermediate portion of said body being sinuated and provided with a cutting edge.

3. A rail fastener, including a body formed with sinuations intermediate its scribed, including a body having sin-uations therein intermediate 1ts length, sald body having a cutting edge, enlargements carried by the free ends of said body, said enlargements being adapted to embrace a rail, rail engaging keys extending longitudinally through said enlargementsfor engagement with the base of a rail, the'free ends of said a key members being diagonally bent and adapted for engagement With a tie.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature hereto.

LOUIS F. CARLS.

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